Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human genome—comprising about 17% of the genome. It is commonly called a "jumping gene" or ...
New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...
We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1957, just four years after Francis Crick and other scientists solved the riddle of ...
Long Interspersed Nuclear Element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...
Before Watson and Crick basked in Nobel glory, before The Double Helix mythologized their genius, there was the photo. Photo 51 — crisp, clear, and groundbreaking — captured by Dr. Rosalind Franklin, ...
Frogs have made significant contributions to Fred Hutch science over the years as a model organism that shares much of our ...
An international research team has determined the first high-resolution structures of the herpes simplex virus origin-binding ...
After decades of mystery, scientists have finally figured out the structure of a key herpes virus protein that is vital for ...